About Canton's Canton City

Coffy just got back from a super vacation trip to the island of Jamaica! He had traveled by plane with Eric and Tiffany and family and logged about another 3400 miles.

He enjoyed his stay at the Beaches Boscobel Resort and Golf Club which is about 10 miles from the town of Ocho Rios. Ocho Rios is about a two hour drive from Montego Bay.

This is one of his favorite hang outs during the week

Rules, rules, and more rules. Oh well, he still had fun despite of it all

AhhHHHH yes! A great way to beat the heat

Oh boy! A friendly face! This new pal is so much better than that character he met in Florida awhile back!

Where's Coffy? Be the first to identify the exact location of Coffy the Cutler teddy bear and win a certificate to John's Bar & Grill in Canton! *Though this post is in Localism for Canton, Ohio, a clue to the location in this picture: (somewhere in Stark County).

How the contest works: From time to time the amount of background in the picture will be enlarged and will provide a better clue as to the location. To see how a prior contest worked, visit:

Where's Coffy (8)

Certificate will be awarded to the first person that posts the correct location here in the comments section. The earliest documented comment time stamp will be used to award the certificate. To receive the certificate, winner should send contact information (held in confidentiality if requested) to:

JDvorovy@CutlerHomes.com

Due to the heavy snowstorm that blanketed the Stark County area the day before these pictures were taken, most of the "clue" is unfortunately snowcovered. Coffy insisted in participating in some Extreme Sport, and decided to make the most of the situation by sled riding. Check the bottom picture to see the clue for once the snow has melted.

He's off! Bumpety - bump - bump, ...bumpety - bump - bump, ... what a bumpy ride!

Whee!!! Talk about Extreme Sports! Evel Kneivel would be proud!

ooOPPS!!

The snow is all melted, and now you know what the Bumpety - bump - bump meant!

A little larger picture clue.....

A little larger yet.....

This past week I had an opportunity to show a vacant foreclosure property to an investor that purchases fixer uppers for eventual rental purposes. The property is a side by side ranch type duplex. The exterior of the unit is in good condition with the vinyl siding and windows being in very serviceable condition. The unit also has newer roofing.

The living rooms and bedrooms in each unit simply require interior painting and new carpeting in order to make the residence decent, safe, and sanitary. However both kitchens, baths, and utility rooms (where the water heater and furnaces are located) need gutted, an will require all new fixtures and copper plumbing. Thieves have broken into the units and stolen the copper and the air conditioner units. They did extensive damage to the walls as they even broke through the drywall in order to get every last bit of copper they could find.

Kitchen sink has been removed and all copper stripped from underneath.

Copper thieves damaged the bath room fixtures and wall boards

Second bath damaged fixtures and wall by copper thieves

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The other side of the bathroom wall where thieves were stripping copper.

Damage to water heater and wall

Is it any wonder insurance companies will cancel a homeownes insurance on vacant homes? The damage to a property runs in thousands of dollars to the homeowner when thieves strip out the copper.

Feeling strapped by your annual homeowners and automobile insurance bill? Check this out:

News From Maconachy Stradley Insurance: Insurance companies are lowering rates in 2009. The Cincinnati Ins. company is going to lower their automobile and homeowners' rates in Northeast Ohio between ten and fifteen percent effective January 1 st 2009. If you have not looked at your homeowners' and automobile insurance rates now is the time to do so. You don't have to wait for your policy to renew in order to get competitive quotes on your insurance. In the event you find quotes that offer the same or better coverage at a lower premium you do not have to wait until the policy renews to switch insurance carriers. Insurance is paid in advance, meaning you will be refunded any unused premiums.

The person to contact is Justin Truex:

• 3205 Bretton Street N.W. Suite 100

  North Canton, Ohio 44720

  Phone: 330.966.5170 Fax: 330.966.1075

http://maconachy-stradley.com/whoweare4.html

A quick note about Justin: There has been several ocassions when buyers were simply moments away from closing on their property, and for various reasons either the cost of homeowners insurance or some other technicality prevented the buyer from obtaining their lender required homeowners insurance. Justin was able to cut through the red tape and was able to provide hazard insurance and get the transaction back on track and closed. Sure saved the day for the buyers, title companies, and brokerage firms.

Voice Pad Cutler Mobile MLS! It's here, brought to you exclusively in our area of NE Ohio by Mortgage One and Cutler Real Estate.

You can have it now, for all listed properties in the nine county area covered by our local CRIS Multiple Listing Service system. (*This post is in the Localism post for the city of Canton, but this feature covers a much wider area just the city of Canton.)

What is it? Whether you are buying or selling a home, Cutler Mobile MLS is an innovative tool that we offer to our customers and clients free of charge. Simple to use, yet incredibly effective. Cutler Mobile MLS is an extension of our website and delivers audio real estate information by telephone 24/7.

Instant access and audio description to any listing in our local area by phone day or nite

No special equipment or subscription necessary

Works from any phone, anywhere

Easy to remember phone number

Your audio choice in English or Spanish

Simple to use.

What will you hear when you call the number? A complete audio description of the property with data taken from the local Multiple Listing Service. You will also hear other special features and notes htat the listing agent may feel were important enough to include for buyers calling for information. You'll hear about the number of bedrooms, baths, formal dining room, recreation rooms, square feet, price, etc.

I know that as a buyer, you may be hesitant about calling any numbers on a yard sign. Why do I know this? Even I as a REALTOR would be hesitant to call them, as I don't want another REALTOR calling me back either! If you'll allow me to set up your applicable cell phone number or home phone number in my own personal registry system, you will not be bothered with a call back if you instruct me to not give a follow up call. You will also be provided with a convenient static sticker for your car windshield so that you will always have the number to call handy. Remember, there is no subscription necessary, but if you allow me to notify the system beforehand to not have a REALTOR call you, you will not be bothered by a REALTOR calling you. It's that simple.

If you are a seller, shouldn't your property have its very own web page on our Cutler web site? This new feature alone will attract many potential buyers, and it is just one more way Cutler Real Estate stays on the cutting edge. Tomorrows technology is here today!

Imagine how super duper it will be to call on any property and obtain the information you want hassle free! Its here, you can have it NOW!

Watch a demonstration on using Cutler Mobile MLS.